2016
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1604981113
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Quantifying and sustaining biodiversity in tropical agricultural landscapes

Abstract: Decision-makers increasingly seek scientific guidance on investing in nature, but biodiversity remains difficult to estimate across diverse landscapes. Here, we develop empirically based models for quantifying biodiversity across space. We focus on agricultural lands in the tropical forest biome, wherein lies the greatest potential to conserve or lose biodiversity. We explore two questions, drawing from empirical research oriented toward pioneering policies in Costa Rica. First, can remotely sensed tree cover … Show more

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“…An urgent question in conservation ecology is to understand how to manage whole landscapes to maximize biodiversity conservation or ecosystem services delivery (Albert et al., ; Harvey et al., ; Mendenhall, Shields‐Estrada, Krishnaswami, Daily, & Levin, ). The flexibility of the proposed approach is that it can easily be applied across a range of ecological fields such as species conservation, habitat restoration, ecosystem services management, or invasion ecology (Memmott, Craze, Waser, & Price, ).…”
Section: Implications For Ecosystem Management and Policymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An urgent question in conservation ecology is to understand how to manage whole landscapes to maximize biodiversity conservation or ecosystem services delivery (Albert et al., ; Harvey et al., ; Mendenhall, Shields‐Estrada, Krishnaswami, Daily, & Levin, ). The flexibility of the proposed approach is that it can easily be applied across a range of ecological fields such as species conservation, habitat restoration, ecosystem services management, or invasion ecology (Memmott, Craze, Waser, & Price, ).…”
Section: Implications For Ecosystem Management and Policymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Algumas métricas da paisagem foram utilizadas com sucesso para prever fatores socioeconômicos e indicar impactos das atividades humanas no padrão da cobertura do solo (GHAFOURI et al, 2016). Outros estudos também tratam de como o uso da terra e as mudanças na paisagem afetam a biodiversidade (GACHET et al, 2007;MENDENHALL et al, 2016).…”
Section: Discussõesunclassified
“…Esta área de vegetação natural é importante para a manutenção da biodiversidade e principalmente das espécies em risco de extinção que geralmente necessitam de uma área com extensão maior de florestas (MENDENHALL et al, 2016), além da conservação dos solos e da qualidade da água. Considerando a soma de todas as classes, a vegetação arbórea natural apresentou o número de polígonos mais expressivo, que pode ser decorrente principalmente da fragmentação florestal causada por atividades antrópicas, mas que estão associadas também à própria fisionomia dos campos com agrupamentos arbóreos naturais (capões de mata).…”
Section: Discussõesunclassified
“…Two papers in this issue examine the power of applying new monitoring tools and modeling approaches to conserve biodiversity in agriculturally dominated ecosystems. Mendhenhall et al (25) assess a region in Costa Rica across which nearly 50% of forest cover is embedded in rural agricultural land. The preservation of forest thus requires that diverse farming systems that preserve biodiversity be highly valued by the land owners.…”
Section: Monitoring and Modeling Human-environment Feedbacks For Ecolmentioning
confidence: 99%